Optical imaging lens

Abstract

An optical imaging lens may include a first, a second, a third, a fourth, a fifth, a sixth, a seventh, a ninth and an eighth lens elements positioned in an order from an object side to an image side. Through designing concave and/or convex surfaces of each lens elements, the optical imaging lens may provide improved imaging quality and optical characteristics, reduced length of the optical imaging lens and increased field of view while the optical imaging lens may satisfy at least one inequality.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An optical imaging lens comprising a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element, a seventh lens element, a ninth lens element and an eighth lens element sequentially from an object side to an image side along an optical axis, each of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, ninth and eighth lens elements having an object-side surface facing toward the object side and allowing imaging rays to pass through as well as an image-side surface facing toward the image side and allowing the imaging rays to pass through, wherein:
 the first lens element is arranged to be a lens element in a first order from the object side to the image side;   the first lens element has positive refracting power;   the second lens element is arranged to be a lens element in a second order from the object side to the image side;   the third lens element is arranged to be a lens element in a third order from the object side to the image side;   the third lens element has positive refracting power;   an optical axis region of the object-side surface of the third lens element is convex;   the fourth lens element is arranged to be a lens element in a fourth order from the object side to the image side;   an optical axis region of the image-side surface of the fourth lens element is convex;   the fifth lens element is arranged to be a lens element in a fifth order from the object side to the image side;   an optical axis region of the object-side surface of the fifth lens element is concave;   the sixth lens element is arranged to be a lens element in a sixth order from the object side to the image side;   the seventh lens element is arranged to be a lens element in a seventh order from the object side to the image side;   an optical axis region of the object-side surface of the seventh lens element is convex;   the ninth lens element is arranged to be a lens element in an eighth order from the object side to the image side; and   the eighth lens element is arranged to be a lens element in a first order from the image side to the object side;   wherein lens elements of the optical imaging lens are only the nine lens elements described above.   
     
     
         2 . The optical imaging lens according to  claim 1 , wherein a distance from the object-side surface of the first lens element to an image plane along the optical axis is represented by TTL, a thickness of the sixth lens element along the optical axis is represented by T6, a thickness of the seventh lens element along the optical axis is represented by T7, a distance from the image-side surface of the sixth lens element to the object-side surface of the seventh lens element along the optical axis is represented by G67, a distance from the image-side surface of the seventh lens element to the object-side surface of the eighth lens element along the optical axis is represented by G78, and the optical imaging lens further satisfies an inequality: TTL/(T6+G67+T7+G78)≤4.500. 
     
     
         3 . The optical imaging lens according to  claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the fifth lens element along the optical axis is represented by T5, a thickness of the sixth lens element along the optical axis is represented by T6, a thickness of the seventh lens element along the optical axis is represented by T7, and the optical imaging lens further satisfies an inequality: (T6+T7)/T5≥3.600. 
     
     
         4 . The optical imaging lens according to  claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the second lens element along the optical axis is represented by T2, a thickness of the third lens element along the optical axis is represented by T3, a thickness of the fourth lens element along the optical axis is represented by T4, a distance from the image-side surface of the second lens element to the object-side surface of the third lens element along the optical axis is represented by G23, and the optical imaging lens further satisfies an inequality: (T2+G23+T3)/T4≥4.200. 
     
     
         5 . The optical imaging lens according to  claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the first lens element along the optical axis is represented by T1, a thickness of the seventh lens element along the optical axis is represented by T7, a thickness of the eighth lens element along the optical axis is represented by T8, a distance from the image-side surface of the seventh lens element to the object-side surface of the eighth lens element along the optical axis is represented by G78, and the optical imaging lens further satisfies an inequality: (T7+G78+T8)/T1≤3.500. 
     
     
         6 . The optical imaging lens according to  claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the second lens element along the optical axis is represented by T2, a thickness of the fifth lens element along the optical axis is represented by T5, a thickness of the sixth lens element along the optical axis is represented by T6, a distance from the image-side surface of the fourth lens element to the object-side surface of the fifth lens element along the optical axis is represented by G45, and the optical imaging lens further satisfies an inequality: (G45+T5+T6)/T2≤5.300. 
     
     
         7 . The optical imaging lens according to  claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the second lens element along the optical axis is represented by T2, a thickness of the third lens element along the optical axis is represented by T3, a distance from the image-side surface of the first lens element to the object-side surface of the second lens element along the optical axis is represented by G12, an effective focal length of the optical imaging lens is represented by EFL, and the optical imaging lens further satisfies an inequality: EFL/(G12+T2+T3)≤4.700. 
     
     
         8 . The optical imaging lens according to  claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the first lens element along the optical axis is represented by T1, a distance from the image-side surface of the third lens element to the object-side surface of the fourth lens element along the optical axis is represented by G34, a distance from the image-side surface of the fifth lens element to the object-side surface of the sixth lens element along the optical axis is represented by G56, a sum of the thicknesses of the first lens element, the second lens element, the third lens element, the fourth lens element, the fifth lens element, the sixth lens element, the seventh lens element, and the eighth lens element along the optical axis is represented by ALT, and the optical imaging lens further satisfies an inequality: ALT/(T1+G34+G56)≥3.200. 
     
     
         9 . The optical imaging lens according to  claim 1 , wherein a distance from the image-side surface of the sixth lens element to the object-side surface of the seventh lens element along the optical axis is represented by G67, a distance from the image-side surface of the seventh lens element to the object-side surface of the eighth lens element along the optical axis is represented by G78, a sum of a distance from the image-side surface of the first lens element to the object-side surface of the second lens element along the optical axis, a distance from the image-side surface of the second lens element to the object-side surface of the third lens element along the optical axis, a distance from the image-side surface of the third lens element to the object-side surface of the fourth lens element along the optical axis, a distance from the image-side surface of the fourth lens element to the object-side surface of the fifth lens element along the optical axis, a distance from the image-side surface of the fifth lens element to the object-side surface of the sixth lens element along the optical axis, a distance from the image-side surface of the sixth lens element to the object-side surface of the seventh lens element along the optical axis, and a distance from the image-side surface of the seventh lens element to the object-side surface of the eighth lens element along the optical axis is represented by AAG, and the optical imaging lens further satisfies an inequality: AAG/(G67+G78)≤3.700. 
     
     
         10 . The optical imaging lens according to  claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the third lens element along the optical axis is represented by T3, a thickness of the sixth lens element along the optical axis is represented by T6, a distance from the image-side surface of the third lens element to the object-side surface of the fourth lens element along the optical axis is represented by G34, a distance from the object-side surface of the first lens element to the image-side surface of the eighth lens element along the optical axis is represented by TL, and the optical imaging lens further satisfies an inequality: TL/(T3+G34+T6)≤3.600. 
     
     
         11 . An optical imaging lens comprising a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, a sixth lens element, a seventh lens element, a ninth lens element and an eighth lens element sequentially from an object side to an image side along an optical axis, each of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, ninth and eighth lens elements having an object-side surface facing toward the object side and allowing imaging rays to pass through as well as an image-side surface facing toward the image side and allowing the imaging rays to pass through, wherein:
 the first lens element is arranged to be a lens element in a first order from the object side to the image side;   the first lens element has positive refracting power;   the second lens element is arranged to be a lens element in a second order from the object side to the image side;   an optical axis region of the object-side surface of the second lens element is convex;   the third lens element is arranged to be a lens element in a third order from the object side to the image side;   a periphery region of the image-side surface of the third lens element is convex;   the fourth lens element is arranged to be a lens element in a fourth order from the object side to the image side;   a periphery region of the image-side surface of the fourth lens element is convex;   the fifth lens element is arranged to be a lens element in a fifth order from the object side to the image side;   the sixth lens element is arranged to be a lens element in a sixth order from the object side to the image side;   the seventh lens element is arranged to be a lens element in a seventh order from the object side to the image side;   the seventh lens element has negative refracting power;   an optical axis region of the image-side surface of the seventh lens element is concave;   the ninth lens element is arranged to be a lens element in an eighth order from the object side to the image side;   the eighth lens element is arranged to be a lens element in a first order from the image side to the object side; and   the eighth lens element has negative refracting power;   wherein lens elements of the optical imaging lens are only the nine lens elements described above.   
     
     
         12 . The optical imaging lens according to  claim 11 , wherein a thickness of the eighth lens element along the optical axis is represented by T8, a distance from the image-side surface of the seventh lens element to the object-side surface of the eighth lens element along the optical axis is represented by G78, a distance from the object-side surface of the first lens element to an image plane along the optical axis is represented by TTL, a distance from the image-side surface of the eighth lens element to the image plane along the optical axis is represented by BFL, and the optical imaging lens further satisfies an inequality: TTL/(G78+T8+BFL)≤3.800. 
     
     
         13 . The optical imaging lens according to  claim 11 , wherein a thickness of the first lens element along the optical axis is represented by T1, a thickness of the fourth lens element along the optical axis is represented by T4, a thickness of the fifth lens element along the optical axis is represented by T5, an effective focal length of the optical imaging lens is represented by EFL, and the optical imaging lens further satisfies an inequality: EFL/(T1+T4+T5)≥3.600. 
     
     
         14 . The optical imaging lens according to  claim 11 , wherein a thickness of the third lens element along the optical axis is represented by T3, a thickness of the fifth lens element along the optical axis is represented by T5, a distance from the image-side surface of the third lens element to the object-side surface of the fourth lens element along the optical axis is represented by G34, and the optical imaging lens further satisfies an inequality: (T3+G34)/T5≥2.600. 
     
     
         15 . The optical imaging lens according to  claim 11 , wherein a thickness of the first lens element along the optical axis is represented by T1, a thickness of the fourth lens element along the optical axis is represented by T4, a distance from the image-side surface of the second lens element to the object-side surface of the third lens element along the optical axis is represented by G23, and the optical imaging lens further satisfies an inequality: (T1+G23)/T4≤4.300. 
     
     
         16 . The optical imaging lens according to  claim 11 , wherein a thickness of the first lens element along the optical axis is represented by T1, a thickness of the third lens element along the optical axis is represented by T3, a sum of a distance from the image-side surface of the first lens element to the object-side surface of the second lens element along the optical axis, a distance from the image-side surface of the second lens element to the object-side surface of the third lens element along the optical axis, a distance from the image-side surface of the third lens element to the object-side surface of the fourth lens element along the optical axis, a distance from the image-side surface of the fourth lens element to the object-side surface of the fifth lens element along the optical axis, a distance from the image-side surface of the fifth lens element to the object-side surface of the sixth lens element along the optical axis, a distance from the image-side surface of the sixth lens element to the object-side surface of the seventh lens element along the optical axis, and a distance from the image-side surface of the seventh lens element to the object-side surface of the eighth lens element along the optical axis is represented by AAG, and the optical imaging lens further satisfies an inequality: (T1+AAG)/T3≤3.800. 
     
     
         17 . The optical imaging lens according to  claim 11 , wherein a thickness of the second lens element along the optical axis is represented by T2, a distance from the image-side surface of the first lens element to the object-side surface of the second lens element along the optical axis is represented by G12, a distance from the image-side surface of the seventh lens element to the object-side surface of the eighth lens element along the optical axis is represented by G78, and the optical imaging lens further satisfies an inequality: (G12+G78)/T2≤2.900. 
     
     
         18 . The optical imaging lens according to  claim 11 , wherein a thickness of the eighth lens element along the optical axis is represented by T8, a sum of a distance from the image-side surface of the first lens element to the object-side surface of the second lens element along the optical axis, a distance from the image-side surface of the second lens element to the object-side surface of the third lens element along the optical axis, a distance from the image-side surface of the third lens element to the object-side surface of the fourth lens element along the optical axis, a distance from the image-side surface of the fourth lens element to the object-side surface of the fifth lens element along the optical axis, a distance from the image-side surface of the fifth lens element to the object-side surface of the sixth lens element along the optical axis, a distance from the image-side surface of the sixth lens element to the object-side surface of the seventh lens element along the optical axis, and a distance from the image-side surface of the seventh lens element to the object-side surface of the eighth lens element along the optical axis is represented by AAG, and the optical imaging lens further satisfies an inequality: AAG/T8≤6.600. 
     
     
         19 . The optical imaging lens according to  claim 11 , wherein a thickness of the third lens element along the optical axis is represented by T3, a thickness of the fourth lens element along the optical axis is represented by T4, a thickness of the fifth lens element along the optical axis is represented by T5, a thickness of the eighth lens element along the optical axis is represented by T8, and the optical imaging lens further satisfies an inequality: (T3+T4+T5)/T8≥3.600. 
     
     
         20 . The optical imaging lens according to  claim 11 , wherein a periphery region of the image-side surface of the ninth lens element is convex.